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misses off

misses off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miss off.

Meaning of miss off

Verb

miss off (third-person singular simple present misses off, present participle missing off, simple past and past participle missed off)

  1. (UK, transitive) To drop; leave off; omit.
    • The Chinese and Malays tend to miss off the 's' for plurals from words in English, making it sound quaint and unfinished.2012, Jill Stuart, Headhunt
    Synonyms:
    exclude, miss out

Questions about misses off

What is misses off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misses off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miss off.

Words near misses off in the dictionary

  1. misserving
  2. misses
  3. misses a trick
  4. misses and kisses
  5. misses fire
  6. misses off
  7. misses one's guess
  8. misses one's tip
  9. misses oneself
  10. misses out
  11. Misses Right

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